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Mayor picks his candidate for Cincinnati city manager

Baltimore's finance director is Mayor John Cranley's top choice for city manager of Cincinnati.

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Updated: 12:25 PM EDT Jul 30, 2014

Mayor picks his candidate for Cincinnati city manager

Baltimore's finance director is Mayor John Cranley's top choice for city manager of Cincinnati.

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Updated: 12:25 PM EDT Jul 30, 2014

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WEBVTT AND A NEW TOP CHOICE -- WE AREDIGGING INTO THE MAYOR'S PICKFOR THE CINCINNATI CITY MANAGER.THAT'S WHERE WE BEGIN THIS NOON.A MAJOR POSITION IN ANY CITY,RIGHT UNDER THE MAYOR, AND NOWWE KNOW WHO THE CINCINNATI MAYORWANTS AS HIS RIGHT-HAND MAN.JOHN LONDON HAS THE DETAILSRIGHT NOW.GOOD AFTERNOON.BRING US UP-TO-DATE.LARRY BLACK, DIRECTOR OFFINANCE AND BALTIMORE, ONE-TIMECHIEF FINANCE OFFICER INRICHMOND, VIRGINIA, AND HE ISMAYOR JOHN CRANLEY'S PICK FORTHE PERMANENT JOB OF CITYMANAGER.BLACK IS 51, A FAMILY MANDESCRIBED AS A SERIOUS,NO-NONSENSE ADMINISTRATOR, WELLSTEEPED IN MUNICIPAL FINANCE ANDBUDGET ALLEN THING.HE MET WITH SOME CITYCOUNCILMEMBERS THIS MORNING, SATDOWN YESTERDAY HERE AT CITY HALLWITH SOME MINISTERS AND VARIOUSCOMMUNITY LEADERS.COUNCIL MEMBER WENDELL YOUNG METWITH THEM A SHORT WHILE AGO.BLACK IS NO STRANGER TO THESOMETIMES TENSE ATMOSPHERE.HE WAS FAIRLY RELENTLESS DURINGSOME ROILING TIMES IN RICHMOND.HE CAME TO BE CALLED THE PITBULL.THAT'S FINE.YOUWANT YOUR CHEAP PUBLICOFFICIAL WHO IS WORKING FOR THEELECTED OFFICIALS TO BE STRONG.HE SAID, "I WANT TO OVERCOMMUNICATE.THOROUGH, HONEST COMMUNICATIONAND POLITICS AND IN GOVERNMENTIS EVERYTHING.I THINK WE WILL GET ALL OFTHOSE.THE CHARTER SAYS CANDIDATES-- PLURAL -- MUST BE PRESENTEDTO CITY COUNCIL FORCONSIDERATION OF A NEW MANAGER.THE NAME CHERRY -- TERRY BLACKAND SCOTT SKILES WILL BEPRESENTED.THE UP OR DOWN VOTE BY COUNSELWILL ONLY BE ON THE NAME HARRYBLACK.MAYOR CRANLEY WILL TALK WITHMEDIA ABOUT THIS IN

Mayor picks his candidate for Cincinnati city manager

Baltimore's finance director is Mayor John Cranley's top choice for city manager of Cincinnati.